Marine Notice 09/2015
Superceded 03/2011
Guidance document for the recording operations
in the Oil Record Book Part I
This Marine Notice advises of the availability
of guidance for the recording of operations in
the Oil Record Book Part I – machinery
space operations (all ships), prepared and
issued by the International Maritime
Organization (IMO).
The guidance document assists compliance
with the International Convention for the
Prevention of Pollution from Ships
(MARPOL) requirements on board ships by
providing advice to crews on how to record
the various operations in the Oil Record
Book, in particular by using the correct codes
and item numbers in order to ensure a more
uniform port State control procedure.
The guidelines are to be applied in
conjunction with the amendments to
MARPOL Annex I that entered into force on
1 January 2011. The guidance document
provides specific examples for the recording
of information within the Oil Record Book
Part I for the following:
• collection of oil residues (sludge);
• disposal or transfer of oil residues
(sludge);
• non-automatic discharge overboard or
disposal otherwise of bilge water which
has accumulated in machinery spaces;
• automatic discharge overboard or
disposal otherwise of bilge water which
has accumulated in machinery spaces;
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• condition of oil filtering equipment;
• accidental or other exceptional
discharge of oil;
• bunkering of fuel or bulk lubricating oil;
• additional operational procedures and
general remarks;
• tankers with slop tanks; and
• general guidance – additional voluntary
recordings.
A copy of the guidance document,
MEPC.1/Circ.736/Rev.2 can be obtained
from the IMO website or by contacting
eps@amsa.gov.au. Oil Record Books can be
purchased from AMSA through the
publications order form found at
www.amsa.gov.au/forms-and-publications/
Please note that this Marine Notice is not
intended to constitute legal advice and
should not be relied on for that purpose.
Gary Prosser
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
May 2015
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
GPO Box 2181
CANBERRA ACT 2601
File No. 2015/1698
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